Raul Asencio’s wait for a first appearance of the season will stretch deeper into autumn after Real Madrid confirmed the 23-year-old defender requires surgery on his right tibia.
Key takeaways
- Asencio will undergo an operation on Thursday for a stress fracture in his right shin.
- The Spanish defender is expected to be unavailable for between two and four months.
- He stopped training on Tuesday when discomfort returned in an injury that dates back to last season.
- Asencio has not played for Real Madrid this campaign.
Operation ends a long-running injury concern
Real Madrid said the procedure had been scheduled after Asencio was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the right tibia. The club stated: “Raul Asencio will undergo surgery tomorrow, Thursday, for a stress fracture in the tibia of his right leg.”
An operation had already been considered at the end of last season, but the problem resurfaced during Tuesday’s training session. The defender had to stop his work after feeling pain in the same area.
The projected recovery period is between two and four months, ruling him out for a significant part of the early season.
A season yet to begin for Asencio
Asencio has still not made his competitive debut for Real Madrid this term. A separate muscular problem kept him out of the opening four La Liga rounds and the 2-1 Champions League victory over Inter Milan.
He was then named among the substitutes for the matches immediately before the international break, but did not get onto the pitch. The tibia surgery now postpones his return once again.
